Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.0 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$5.74
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$5.77
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$3.63
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$7.38
€6.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$31.88
€29.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$7.36
€6.90
|
|
pay 69.6% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$817.79
€766.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$555.68
€521.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$475.95
€446.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$4.51
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$3.08
€2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$33.73
€31.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$107.10
€100.44
|
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